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After what feels like a bajillion year separation, Michael is back from his husband Adrian's dream run at South by Southwest for his debut feature horror film ‘Leviticus’. Inside Michael reveals some of the behind the scenes on the success of their visit, and what being in America right now is like with the added chaos of ICE and the Government shutdown of the TSA.

There’s also the developing saga of US politicians going on spring break during the airport strike, and the sneaky pictures of right-wing Congressman Lindsay Graham’s solo trip to Disney World.

We do an ’Okay, Stop!’ on one of Em and Michael's most anticipated Oscar moments: Barbra Streisand’s tribute to Robert Redford.

Then, strap in, because Em is calling it, she’s become a zealot for Ryan Gosling’s life changing movie ‘Project Hail Mary’ and she’s ready to give you her pitch on why you MUST see it.

Finally, we dive into a few recommendations for you to add to your rotation, the brand new album from Robyn ‘Sexistential’ and also Raye’s ‘This Music May Contain Hope’, plus Em is also loving the new Steve Carell series 'Rooster'.

Then in our Sealed Section, on our premium service Emsolation Extra, Em’s found a new app called ‘The Blowers’ which comes with a very unique twist, plus she's off to Korea and watching the 1997 action flick 'Face/Off' again.

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Over the weekend Em was admitted to hospital, you’ll get the full explain on what happened and why in today’s Sealed Section, on our premium service Emsolation Extra. It also means she was unable to record a proper episode for this week, so while she’s at home recovering, we’ve assembled some recent Sealed Section highlights for you to enjoy.

We save the best stuff for Emsolation Extra, so if you’re not already a subscriber this is the perfect way to dive in and check out some of what you’re missing out on. Inside we’ve got a sample of Em’s extended Sealed Section chat from last week with the one and only Missy Higgins, plus Em and Michael’s critique of a selection of the truly unhinged Hinge profiles and a very special performance of Savage Garden’s ‘To The Moon and Back’ from Em’s recent chat with Michael Paynter.

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Most of Australia would never suspect that Em Rusciano is best friends with singer, songwriter and all-round Aussie sweetheart, Missy Higgins, but she is and now they’re coming together to talk all about it.

Inside you’ll hear everything about it, from how they first met, all the way through to Missy becoming Em’s “horndog doctor”. They also discuss navigating huge success at a young age, her songwriting process and Em encouraging Missy to explore her horny album era and just how horny single women in their 40’s actually are.

We also play a game of “who’s most likely” from who's most likely to skinny dip, all the way through to who’s most likely to survive a zombie apocalypse.

Then in our Sealed Section, on our premium service Emsolation Extra, Em takes Missy through her fashion lewks over the years, plus they sing Missy's hit ‘Ten Days’ with their mutual bestie Clare Bowditch on backing vocals and Missy sings “I Take It Back’.

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Em is riding solo as Michael is off being a supportive hubby for his partner Adrian’s movie release, so we begin with a revisit to ‘Anne of Green Gables’ and an update on the success of Em’s new comedy show ‘Addicted to Love’ at the Darwin Comedy Festival.

There’s also a discussion on Em’s dating life, why the option of a “Husband 2.0” is a NOPE, and the double standard around older women dating younger men.

Em also does an ‘Okay, Stop!’ on the new Jessie Ware music video ‘Ride’, plus we discuss the reaction to Timothée Chalamet’s recent comments about the world of ballet and opera.

We’ve also got a handful of your questions for Em to answer too including her fitness routine and more.

Then in our Sealed Section, on our premium service Emsolation Extra, Em and her dad Vincie sit down to discuss all things F1 and the Melbourne GP plus what Em was really like as a kid.

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On Sunday Em celebrated her birthday by gathering some of her best mates together for a delightful pub meal, you’ll hear more about what went down including what it’s like to walk into a pub with Australia’s sweetheart Missy Higgins.

There’s also a Delta Goodrem at Eurovision side quest from Em with stage direction and fashion suggestions thrown in too. Then the recent Actor Awards presented by SAG-AFTRA (aka the Awards formerly known as the SAGs) have thrown a spanner in Michael’s Oscar winning predictions, so he’s keen to talk through why he’s changing his picks for the big winners.

Em is also doing another F1 info dump as the Melbourne Grand Prix returns this weekend. Em and her Dad Vincie have concerns about huge changes that are coming to the race. This weekend F1 moves away from petrol, to a 50-50 split between internal combustion and electric power, running on 100% sustainable fuel plus there’s new drivers & one entirely new team.

Then in our Sealed Section, on our premium service Emsolation Extra, Em and Michael work their way through “The Audacity File”, a collection of the most unhinged dating profiles from men on the Hinge dating app.

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To begin, Em has a review for the new Netflix film from Ben Affleck and Matt Damon called ‘The Rip’, along with more Ben and Jen thoughts.

Then Michael reveals he spent Valentine’s Day seeing ‘Wuthering Heights’ with his hubby Adrian and he’s keen to talk all about that opening scene that NO ONE is talking about.

Michael also checked out the new movie ‘Pillion’ that’s being called a “rom-dom-com” because it follows the BDSM relationship between the characters played by its stars, Alexander Skarsgård and Harry Melling of Harry Potter fame.

Then in our Sealed Section, on our premium service Emsolation Extra, Em’s been devouring Ryan Murphy’s ‘Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette’ and is keen to review it and its epic soundtrack, plus we need to talk about the Royal fallout over the Epstein files.

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It’s apparently been a secret for ages, but FINALLY it’s out, Michael Paynter is playing John Peter Farnham in the musical paying tribute to our national treasure, ‘Whispering Jack: The John Farnham Musical’.

Together they’ll discuss how long they’ve both been sitting on this news, how the audition process went, and why this means so much to both of them.

Michael is also in the midst of his ‘Great Australian Songbook Tour’ performing timeless Australian classics with some very special guests plus a live EP out now too, plus he's also a HUGE nerd when it comes to C.S. Lewis and the fictional realm of Narnia, so Em will quiz him on that too.

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Then in our Sealed Section, on our premium service Emsolation Extra, Em and Michael discuss his fitness routine, his love of Elvis and Savage Garden & they duet on JPF’s ‘Age of Reason’, plus Michael will also sing Savage Garden’s ‘To the Moon & Back’.

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Em and Michael are back in the studio and they have a LOT to cover off. First up, Em gets Michael to take us through his wins at the AACTA Awards, from all the backstage gossip, to his flawless, off the cuff speech.

There’s also the after party, that lesbian thirst trap shot of Anna Torv and Sarah Snook together, and the story behind Em finally getting to meet Baz Luhrmann and his wife Catherine Martin.

We also check in on that recent Australian Idol S2 Reunion organised for Courtney Murphy, break down the utter joy and precision of the Bad Bunny Super Bowl performance, analyse J'Lo's "Better Than Yesterday" gym photos, and discuss the passing of James Van Der Beek.

Then in our Sealed Section, on our premium service Emsolation Extra, Em does a deep dive into the erotic novel ‘Lights Out’ by Navessa Allen, and the problematic men who have been hijacking the Winter Olympics.

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This week Em’s flying solo as Michael is off being a delightful plus one for his husband’s feature film debut at the Sundance Film Festival, so Em is offering up her thoughts on two of her fave topics this week.

We kick off with the Grammy Awards, talking Chappell Roan’s outfit choices and the most overlooked moment of the night, with a bonus side quest thrown in on what is appropriate for a middle aged woman to wear to Laneway Festival.

Then it’s time to gird your loins and prepare yourself for Emerald Fennell’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi. Em’s worried you don’t realise what you're in for with this gothic romance, she also wants to discuss the fake affair energy Margot and Jacob are delivering, and the elite level of farshun Margot’s rolling out for the press tour.

Then in our Sealed Section, on our premium service Emsolation Extra, Em has advice for men setting up dating profiles, plus more surprise TV wang, the highlights from Mariah’s Person of the Year Award & MORE!

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If you’d told teenage Emelia that she would eventually sit down for chats with one of the stars whose posters were Blu-Tacked all over her bedroom walls, she would have lost her actual shiz.

Today, Em sits down with one of her favourite singers, Mark Lizotte, a.k.a. Diesel, to discuss everything from his witchy side, to his obsession with good “stinks”.

He’ll reveal what it was like being so huge in the 90’s, his mother's archiving efforts, his love of Charli XCX, his national tour and so much more, plus they duet on Diesel's hit with Jimmy Barne’s ‘Still Got a Long Way To Go’.

Then in our Sealed Section, on our premium service, Emsolation Extra, Mark reveals the behind the scenes goss on meeting and touring with Tina Turner, attending the ARIA’s in the 90’s, how he met and proposed to his wife, PLUS you get all the banter before and after Mark and Em duet on ‘Still Got a Long Way To Go’ and ‘Tip Of My Tongue’.

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